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  • Brazil lose Kaka and Pato

    Manchester United's John O'Shea and Tottenham's Robbie Keane jostle for position during training in Malahide yesterday as they prepare for the Republic of Ireland's international friendly with Brazil in Croke Park tomorrow. International soccer: Steven Reid looks likely to miss tomorrow's friendly international against Brazil in Croke Park with caretaker manager Don Givens admitting that the player's knee injury is worse than had been anticipated when he arrived from Blackburn Rovers. p

  • FAI set to act if Italian stalls

    International manager: The FAI's recruitment panel is set to fall back on long-time favourite Terry Venables as their choice for the Republic of Ireland manager's job, most likely by the weekend, if Giovanni Trapattoni fails to confirm his desire to take on the job. p

  • New York come up with the giant plays

    David Tyree catches a 32-yard pass from New York Giants quarterback Elli Manning in what was probably the defining moment in Sunday's Super Bowl XLII. The resultant play saw Manning find a wide-open Plaxico Burress to seal an unlikely victory at the death. American Football/ Super Bowl XLII : New York Giants denied New England a place in the history books as they overcame the Patriots 17-14 to win a dramatic Super Bowl XLII. p
Rugby

  • Wallace and Horan prefer to stress positives

    Six Nations Championship : The presence of Marcus Horan and David Wallace, corner-stones of a rejuvenated Munster pack, should fill the Irish supporter with confidence, even when heading to Paris this weekend. p

  • Wilkinson not cited for tackle on Thomas

    News: Jonny Wilkinson is free to remain part of England's troubled Six Nations campaign. p

  • All change but O'Sullivan unlikely to sway

    Gerry Thornley On Rugby: Early days yet, but taken in the context of Warren Gatland's stunning first game as Welsh coach, Marc Lievremont's liberation of Les Bleus and the Nick Mallett's initial impact with Italy, the three new brooms have swept away some of the old cobwebs. p

  • St Mary's now serious contenders

    Schools' Rugby Leinster Senior Cup quarter-final/St Mary's College 27 Gonzaga College 10 : Normally at this juncture of a cup campaign one can safely predict which school will be chiselled into the record books come St Patrick's Day, or at worst narrow it down to two sides. p

  • Woods try seals victory

    Leinster Senior Cup quarter final/ Belvedere College 13 Cistercian Roscrea 3: It took the only try of the game, from left wing Ben Woods in the 69th minute, for Belvedere College to finally shake off a persistent Cistercian College, Roscrea, in the Leinster Schools' Senior Cup quarter-final at Anglesea Road yesterday. p

  • O'Rourke's strike ends Newbridge hopes

    Junior Cup replay/ St Gerard's School 11 Newbridge College 10: Captain Conor O'Rourke came to the rescue of St Gerard's School with a 53rd-minute penalty that edged out Newbridge College in this Leinster Schools' Junior Cup first-round replay at Westmanstown yesterday. p
SoccerBack to Top

  • Patiently putting forward convincing case

    Republic of Ireland v Brazil: Mary Hannigan talks to Daryl Murphy who would love to face his boyhood heroes, Brazil. p

  • McCaffrey confident as Ireland look to avenge Cork defeat

    European Under-21 Championship qualifying: Barack Obama has Ted Kennedy as his marquee advocate as the battle for the Democrat primary enters Super Tuesday. Terry Venables, it seems, can count on Stuart Pearce to champion his cause. p

  • Capello makes presence felt

    International news : The Fabio Capello effect has kicked in. England's players trotted out last night on to the turf at Wembley where they had been humbled and humiliated by Croatia barely three months ago but, even if the nightmarish memory of that November night still sends shivers down the spine, already the mood is unrecognisable. p

  • Bounce favours Egypt

    African Cup of Nations/ Egypt 2 Angola 1 : A fortunate bounce off the body of striker Amr Zaki was enough to ensure Egypt retained hopes of a successful African Nations Cup title defence with a 2-1 win over Angola in their quarter-final yesterday. p

  • Bale to miss rest of season

    Soccer Shorts : Gareth Bale's foot injury is expected to keep him out of action for the rest of the season, Tottenham sporting director Damien Comolli has confirmed. p
Gaelic Games Back to Top

  • GAA tell Cork - two strikes and you're out

    News round-up : In what has slowly turned into a Beckett-like drama of waiting for something to happen, with no apparent end, the Cork players' strike looks set to drag on for several more weeks. p

  • Different role but same old hunger

    Ian O'Riordan talks to Kieran McGeeney who got off to an impressive start as Kildare manager with a draw in Omagh. p

  • Rules series faces crucial meeting

    International Rules series: The GAA will this weekend hold a potentially decisive meeting with their Australian counterparts, the AFL, in the latest attempt to resume the International Rules series. p

  • Collins set to miss out

    Digest : Galway skipper David Collins looks set to miss the National Hurling League campaign through injury. p
GolfBack to Top

  • Positive future for Irish Open

    News: Those naysayers in our midst will have to bite their tongues for a little while yet, as it seems that it is not all doom and gloom on the golfing front. p

  • Holmes fights back for title

    US Tour: JB Holmes lost his nerve and found it in the nick of time to beat Phil Mickelson in a play-off and win the Phoenix Open in thrilling style on Sunday. p

  • Kelly keeps his nerve

    The Short Game : Irish seniors international Maurice Kelly mastered the elements best in the final round to win the Spanish Seniors Championship in Bonalba GC Alicante on Sunday. p
RacingBack to Top

  • Mossbank to take his chance

    Michael Hourigan's rising star Mossbank will lead a three-strong team that the Limerick trainer yesterday characterised as "one youngster and two old fellas" into Sunday's Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown. p
OtherBack to Top

  • New era for Irish cricket as company replaces ICU

    Cricket News : A new era in Irish cricket started on Sunday with the formal dissolution of the Irish Cricket Union during its agm in Dundalk. p

  • Authorities to act on Hamilton abuse

    Sports Digest/ Formula One : The director of the Barcelona circuit where Lewis Hamilton was racially abused by fans at the weekend has vowed to take steps to prevent similar scenes marring the Spanish Grand Prix in April. p
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